7C1 English
Weekly outline
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Kia ora 7C1.
Welcome to 2021@MHJC!
I am excited to be teaching you this year!
There is a great deal for you to discover about yourself and to utilise your strengths to be the best you can be this year! Great year for you to invest in yourself and nurture your pono to grow greatness across the 4 cornerstones of MHJC!We have developed an exciting Term 1 context for you:
Me, Myself and Us
Kaitiakitanga
This term, across your learning areas, you will be developing your interpersonal skills and learning about leadership, and the role people play in a team or community group. You will develop values and acquire skills and knowledge personal and communal growth.
At camp, you will challenge yourself by taking risks, collaborating in teams, managing self, and same time, uplifting the spirit of other students.
In English, to help you explore the ideas of leadership and teaming, we start by studying a range of short texts.
Learning Intentions: We will be developing our understanding of...
- how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences.
- ideas within, across, and beyond texts.
Success Criteria: I can.....
- recognise, understand, and consider how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
- identify particular points of view within texts and recognise that texts can position a reader
- make meaning by understanding increasingly comprehensive ideas in texts and the links between them
- make connections by exploring ideas within and between texts from a range of contexts
Aroha nui
Mrs. Nalini Narayan
Karakia
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Week 2
Nǐ hǎo 7C1!
Chinese New Year 2021 – Year of the Ox
12th February
1949,1961, 1973, 1985, 1997
Library: Thursday Session 5
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- brainstormed and gathered information of a coastal object
- crafted a personification poem on the chosen object
- illustrated and published my poem
Activities:
- This is Me template
- This is Me exemplar
- 'If I were' poem - Theme: Takutai/ Coast
- Unpacking Coast slide
- Choose one coast object
- Find out about its descriptions and characteristics
- Write and publish a personification poem on the chosen object (use the information you have collected to write this).
- Illustrate and publish
Homework:
Reading Plus -
Week 3
Kia ora 7C1. This week's main focus is E-asttle Writing:
Thursday - Research & Plan Friday - Write
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- brainstormed and gathered information of a coastal object
- crafted a personification poem on the chosen object
- illustrated and published my poem
Activities: Personification poem - If I were...
- 'If I were' poem - Theme: Takutai/ Coast
- Unpacking Coast slide
- Choose one coast object
- Find out about its descriptions and characteristics
- Write and publish a personification poem on the chosen object (use the information you have collected to write this).
- Illustrate and publish
Homework:
- Reading Plus
- This is Me exemplar - Due Week 6. You will need to time plan, design and create your Dream World. Start planning/designing this today so that you are able to complete this project to a high standard!
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WEEK 4
Kia ora 7C1. This week we are exploring the use of personification and precise vocabulary in writing.
We will craft a poem to showcase our understanding of these.
Library: Thursday Session 5
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING writing skills by creating a coastal poem
- We are EXPLORING personification as a figurative language
- We are EXPLORING the use of precise vocabulary to create a clear metal picture.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- brainstormed and gathered information of a coastal object
- crafted a personification poem on the chosen object
- illustrated and published my poem
Activities
- 'If I were' poem - Theme: Takutai/ Coast
- Unpacking Coast slide
- Choose one coast object
- Find out about its descriptions and characteristics
- Write and publish a personification poem on the chosen object (use the information you have collected to write this).
- Illustrate and publish
Homework:
- Reading Plus
- This is Me exemplar - Due Week 6. You will need to time plan, design and create your Dream World. Keep planning/designing this so that you are able to complete this project to a high standard!
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WEEK 5
Kia kaha 7C1. Keep yourself safe and keep paddling your waka of
learning & wellbeing.
This week, we continue to explore the use of personification and precise vocabulary in writing.
We will complete crafting the personification poem you started last week.
Read and follow the Success Criteria instructions below carefully.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING writing skills by creating a coastal poem
- We are EXPLORING personification as a figurative language
- We are EXPLORING the use of precise vocabulary to create a clear metal picture.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- brainstormed and gathered information of a coastal object
- crafted a personification poem on the chosen object
- edited my poem to make sure it has precise vocabulary and descriptions that create a clear mental picture
- emailed my poem to nnarayan@mhjc.school.nz
- illustrated and published my poem after I have received and acted on feedback from Mrs. Narayan (and my family).
Activities
- 'If I were' poem (click on this link to open and see the examples. You will notice that the examples have clear descriptions and precise words to make the reader really see the objects and what's happening, in their head) - Theme: Takutai/ Coast
- Choose one coast object
- Find out about its descriptions and characteristics
- Write and publish a personification poem on the chosen object (use the information you have collected on your object to write this).
- Illustrate and publish
Homework:
- Reading Plus
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WEEK 6
Library: Thursday Session 5
Kia ora 7C1. Welcome back to school!
This week, we must complete and hand in the personification poem activity. You will publish and illustrate your poem.
Stay focused and get it done.
Use this planning form previous week:
We continue to explore the use of personification and precise vocabulary in writing.
We will complete crafting the personification poem you started last week.
Read and follow the Success Criteria instructions below carefully.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING writing skills by creating a coastal poem
- We are EXPLORING personification as a figurative language
- We are EXPLORING the use of precise vocabulary to create a clear metal picture.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- brainstormed and gathered information of a coastal object
- crafted a personification poem on the chosen object
- edited my poem to make sure it has precise vocabulary and descriptions that create a clear mental picture
- emailed my poem to nnarayan@mhjc.school.nz
- illustrated and published my poem after I have received and acted on feedback from Mrs. Narayan (and my family).
Activities
- 'If I were' poem (click on this link to open and see the examples. You will notice that the examples have clear descriptions and precise words to make the reader really see the objects and what's happening, in their head) - Theme: Takutai/ Coast
- Choose one coast object
- Find out about its descriptions and characteristics
- Write and publish a personification poem on the chosen object (use the information you have collected on your object to write this).
- Illustrate and publish due this week.
Homework:
- Reading Plus
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Kia ora 7C1.
Our main learning this week is learning how to write a good reflection. This new learning will become useful at camp where you will be required to reflect on your experiences!
REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:
- We are REFLECTING on an experience.
- We are learning that when reflecting, I will:
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- Write here
Resource:
Reflective Journaling slide (Click to open the link)
Summary notes on how to write a good reflection (Click to open the link)
Activities:
- Recall (think of) an event you participated in
- Write a personal reflection based on this experience (Remember to apply what we have learnt about on how to write a good reflection. Refer to the Reflective Journaling slide for support.
Homework:
Reading PlusRead your library book
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Kia ora 7C1.
Our main learning this week is learning how to write a good reflection.
Write a reflection on your camp experience!
REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:
- We are REFLECTING on an experience.
- We are learning that when reflecting, I will:
- writing descriptively - interpret the event - explain what I have learnt form this experience and how would I use this in future.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- Write here
Resource:
Reflective Journaling slide (Click to open the link)
Summary notes on how to write a good reflection (Click to open the link)
Activities:
- Recall (think of) an event you participated in
- Write a personal reflection based on this experience (Remember to apply what we have learnt about on how to write a good reflection. Refer to the Reflective Journaling slide for support.
Homework:
Reading PlusRead your library book
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Kia ora 7C1.
This week, we start with our English assessment. To complete your English assessment, you will need the information you have gathered as part of your Global assessment.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING. for our assessment task so that we can demonstrate our understanding of how early Polynesian migrations to New Zealand have continuing significance for tangata whenua and communities.
- You will be planning a non-fiction narrative writing, ensuring that you apply your knowledge of ancient Polynesian navigation and early Māori settlements to the story detail.
Note: this is a combined assessment. The historical details in your story will be assessed for Global Studies by Ms Wood, whereas the narrative structure and language features will be assessed for English by Mrs Narayan.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- planned my story- setting, characters, plot
- used the correct writing structure - orientation (beginning), rising action, conflict (problem), climax, falling action, solution, resolution (ending)
- used a wide range of precise vocabulary for a clear mental picture
- used language features such as - dialogue, similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole and questions.
- used a range of connectives (linking words)
- used correct punctuation.
Activity:
Assessment outline and criteria
Resources:
- Go to Google Classroom to watch a Prezi presentation on writing a good diary entry. https://classroom.google.com/c/MjY3NzI0ODExNTY1/m/MzEyODI0MTM3NjM1/details
- Watch this video on how to write an interesting narrative story.
3. Interesting sentence starters
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ty0BUpEouSbRHOqOZXAYKcudn_Rxca9Gey3z_wpvqoQ/edit
4. Examples of connectives you can use in your narrative
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mIuT3gfd_AWGyrCAwoMLelvchZZmhnI7
Homework:Reading Plus
English assessment - story
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Complete your pledge on the Buddhist Temple leaf provided by Mrs Narayan and hand it in.
Library: Monday Session 1
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Welcome back 7C1!
This week, we start with our English assessment. To complete your English assessment, you will need the information you have gathered as part of your Global assessment.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING. for our assessment task so that we can demonstrate our understanding of how early Polynesian migrations to New Zealand have continuing significance for tangata whenua and communities.
- You will be planning a non-fiction narrative writing, ensuring that you apply your knowledge of ancient Polynesian navigation and early Māori settlements to the story detail.
Note: this is a combined assessment. The historical details in your story will be assessed for Global Studies by Ms Wood, whereas the narrative structure and language features will be assessed for English by Mrs Narayan.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- planned my story- setting, characters, plot
- used the correct writing structure - orientation (beginning), rising action, conflict (problem), climax, falling action, solution, resolution (ending)
- used a wide range of precise vocabulary for a clear mental picture
- used language features such as - dialogue, similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole and questions.
- used a range of connectives (linking words)
- used correct punctuation.
Activity:
Assessment outline and criteria
Resources:
- Go to Google Classroom to watch a Prezi presentation on writing a good diary entry. https://classroom.google.com/c/MjY3NzI0ODExNTY1/m/MzEyODI0MTM3NjM1/details
- Watch this video on how to write an interesting narrative story.
3. Interesting sentence starters
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ty0BUpEouSbRHOqOZXAYKcudn_Rxca9Gey3z_wpvqoQ/edit
4. Examples of connectives you can use in your narrative
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mIuT3gfd_AWGyrCAwoMLelvchZZmhnI7
Homework:Reading Plus
English assessment - story
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Kia ora 7C1.
This week we start exploring paragraph structure. How to write a great paragraph.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING TEXAS and PEEL as a way to structure paragraphs when writing.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- identify parts of a paragraph using TEXAS and PEEL
Activities:- Write here
- Write here
Homework:
Reading Plus.
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Kia ora 7C1.
We will continue with exploring paragraph structure - How to write a great paragraph.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING TEXAS and PEEL as a way to structure paragraphs when writing.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- identify parts of a paragraph using TEXAS and PEEL
Resources: Using TEXAS and PEEL side (click to open the slide)
Activities:- Write a paragraph using TEXAS or PEEL
Homework:
Reading Plus.
Information for APPA speeches: -
Context: Back to the Future
Kia ora 7C1.
This week, we start exploring some speeches, the ingredients that make a great speech and some on point persuasive techniques to hook your audience. You will then construct and deliver a speech on a topic related to our context.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING TEXAS and PEEL as a way to structure paragraphs when writing.
- We are EXPLORING persuasive techniques for public speaking.
- We are EXPLORING the structure of an effective speech.
- We are EXPLORING ideas for our speech topic.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- name and describe some persuasive techniques
- show m6y understanding by giving examples of persuasive techniques
- anlayse some speeches for structure (using PEEL or TEXAS) and techniques
Homework:
Reading PlusAPPA Speech Competition (See below)
Information for APPA speeches:
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Refer to Week 6 planning for details.
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Welcome to Week 8, 7C1
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING persuasive techniques for public speaking.
- We are EXPLORING ideas for our speech topic.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- name and describe some persuasive techniques
- show my understanding by giving examples of persuasive techniques
- Introduction
- Persuasive Techniques Activity
- E-asttle Reading Thursday Session 2
Homework:
Reading PlusAPPA Speech Competition (See below)
Information for APPA speeches: -
Finally we start!
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING writing our speech
- We are FOCUSING on PEELing our points for speech
- We are FOCUSING on using great persuasive techniques to convince our audience.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
demonstrates an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form
conveys and sustains personal voice where appropriate.
develops ideas by adding details or making links to other ideas and details
shows an awareness of a range of dimensions or viewpoints.
uses a wide range of language features/ sentence structures/ persuasive devices to create meaning and effect and to sustain interest
uses an increasing range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning
Resources: Techniques you can use to convince your audience
Quote.
“What If” Scenario.
“Imagine” Scenario.
Rhetorical Question.
Statistics.
Repetition
Interesting sentences openers/ Connectives
- Example of a good paragraph structure:
Activities:
- Research - Plan - Write my speech
Homework:
- Speech writing
- Reading Plus
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Kia ora 7C1
Welcome to Term 3 of 2021!
We kickstart this term with speeches. You will plan, write, practise and present your speech to your class audience.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING. our speech using PEEL paragraph structure.
- We are using persuasive writing techniques to make our speech interesting
Success Criteria: I can/have...
demonstrates an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form
conveys and sustains personal voice where appropriate.
develops ideas by adding details or making links to other ideas and details
shows an awareness of a range of dimensions or viewpoints.
uses a wide range of language features/ sentence structures/ persuasive devices to create meaning and effect and to sustain interest
uses an increasing range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning
Resources:
Techniques you can use to convince your audience
Quote.
“What If” Scenario.
“Imagine” Scenario.
Rhetorical Question.
Statistics.
Repetition
Interesting sentences openers/ Connectives
- Example of a good paragraph structure:
Activities:
- Research - Plan - Write my speech. Use My Persuasive Writing doc on Google Classroom to plan, research and write your speech.
Homework:
- Speech writing
- Reading Plus
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Refer to Week 1 planning for speeches for full details.
Remember to write on the doc on Google Classroom.
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FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING writing our speech
- We are FOCUSING on PEELing our points for speech
- We are FOCUSING on using great persuasive techniques to convince our audience.
This week, you must complete writing and editing your speech. You will also make cue cards this week so that you can start practising for your speech presentation. Use the assessment rubric to guide you.
Refer to Week 2 planning for full details.
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FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING learning/ memorising our speech
Refer to the assessment rubric to guide your delivery.
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Use your learning in English sessions to collect evidence of your achievement where appropriate.
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Dear 7C1. I hope you are well and doing your best in this lockdown. Support your family, stay connected with friends/teachers and reach out if you need any support.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are presenting our speech for an audience.
This week, would have been our live speech presentations in class. You have worked hard writing it, preparing cue cards and I believe memorising your speech so we shall not let your efforts be wasted.
Instead of presenting it in class, this week you will do a video recording of you presenting the speech. You may have your family members as your audience if you want but they must be quite for you.
The advantage of doing a video recording presentation is that you can have several takes and just email me the best one for assessment!
Make sure to check the assessment rubric to guide your presentation.
To record your speech, please take note of the following:
- video must be well lit so that is is absolutely clear
- you must have a plain background - a background with pictures and wall arts can be distracting to the viewer
- you must make sure that there are no noises, chattering or distracting sounds in the background
- you must look into the camera for eye contact
- you must use a medium shot framing ( upper body). See the images below
- you must be decently dressed - everyday clothes but decent
- you must upload your video on Google Drive, then share with me
- review your video recordings and take as many shots as you like. Then share your best recording (the one you are happy to use for speech assessment)!
- you must refer to the assessment rubric for each criteria. You will be assessed on these.
Have fun making your speech video!
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Hello again my lovely 7C1!
We will continue with speeches this week. Aim to video record your final presentation and share with me by Friday.
For complete instructions/ details and assessment rubric, refer to Week 5 (last week's) planning on MHOL.
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Week 7
Kia ora 7C1
Please complete recording your speech for assessment this week.
For details and instructions, refer to Week 6 / 5 planning on MHOL.
Once you have recorded your speech, save it on your drive and share with Mrs Narayan.
Submit your speech doc on MHOL assessment link below.
It is important that you aim to complete this learning activity to the best of your ability.
Google Meet: Monday 6th Sept - 11:30-12:00 pm . 7C1 & 7C2 combined.
Mrs Narayan will send a Google Meet link on Monday before 11:30am
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Kia ora 7C1!
Welcome to Week 8 as we explore amazing journeys of people in our lives. We all have a journey to share and off course we know of someone who has a lot to talk about. Every journey of our lives is special, for it is out journeys which craft our pathways to what we are and what we want to become.
(This is a Global-English learning task).
Overall Outcome: to effectively interview a family member about a journey, and to use the interviewee's information to write a biography extract in English.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are learning about the elements of a biography (how to plan, structure and write a biography).
Outline of Plan of Action
Week 8 - This week's learning is online. Complete the biography task on EP.
Week 9 - plan and write your biography (a planning/writing template will be shared on Google Classroom in Week 9).
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Kia ora 7C1!
This week, we are practising pūkenga whakarongo (listening skills)
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- completed my interview with a member of my whanau
- listened and asked questions about a journey they undertook
Activities:
- Complete interview, remembering to record it so that you can listen to it when writing your biography
- Plan your biography
- Biography doc
See Google Classroom for your copy of biography doc.
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Kia ora 7C1.
I hope you all are well-rested and at the same time staying strong and safe!
Learning Outcome
There are two important learning outcomes this week:
1. Those students who haven't yet submitted their speech, please do is ASAP for assessment grading. You must make it your priority this week! Share the speech video with Mrs Narayan via email and upload your written speech doc on MHOL.
2. English- Global task: This week you will be planning AND writing a biography of a whanau member, based on the interview you completed last term.
You have two weeks to complete and polish your biography.
Note: you should aim to write between 200 and 500 words about your whanau member's journey.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- completed an interview with a member of my whanau about a journey they have experienced
- used the information from the interview to complete a biography
Activities:
See google classroom for biography exemplar and writing template Link
English-Global Google Meet - Tuesday 19th October, 11-11:30am. Use meet link on 7C1 Google Classroom page to join.
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Kia ora 7C1.
I hope you all are well and keeping safe at the same time!
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are focusing on punctuation for clarity and better understanding.
We start Term 4 by reinforcing our understanding of punctuation and sentence structure.
Learning outcome:
By the end of this week's specific learning, you should be able to reinforce your understanding of:
- run-on sentences - it's a definite NO! (They are the biggest killer of a good writing!!!).
- comma splices (another NO, NO), commas for additional information, and apostrophe.
Learning Activity
- Complete Education Perfect Activities by 3pm on Friday.
- Aim to score 80%+ in Reading Plus. If you already are scoring 80%, raise your achievement bar by setting yourself a higher percentage! Your Reading Plus score this week must reflect good understanding with a high comprehension score.
Google Meet -Tuesday 26th October, 10-11:30am. This is a 7C1-7C2 combined meet. A join link will be sent on the day.
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Kia ora 7C1
Please allocate time to complete last week's Writing skills task on commas on EP.
Ensure 80%+ on Reading Plus.
For full details, see Week 1 plan.
Those who have finished, use this time for revising persuasive writing skills. Link: https://classroom.google.com/c/MjY3NzI0ODExNTU1/a/MzY5MzUyODUwODQy/details
End on the Year Writing - Wednesday 10:50am - 1pm. Please be ready:
- Device fully charged.
- Find a quiet place with no distractions at home for the duration on the writing assessment on EP. (DO NOT DISTURB mode)
- Inform your family members about this assessment.
- DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SEAT UNTIL THE WRITING TIME IS OVER. Time will keep running.
- THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT WRITING TASK AND ENTIRELY YOUR WORK.
- Join the class on time! @ 10:50am
- Actual writing will happen on EP in test mode: Class brainstorm & note taking on Google Meet (20-30 minutes), sit the writing assessment on EP (20 minutes planning, 70 minutes writing and editing) You MUST finish the writing part at least 10 minutes before the time is up so that you can edit and proofread you writing as the final piece of work.
- Google Meet at 10:50 am on Wednesday. A meet link will be sent for you to join on Wednesday. Make sure to check your email regularly.
- Revise persuasive writing doc you used for speeches. It has a lot of tips, techniques, sentences openers, how to structure/organise your writing, how to PEEL your paragraphs, etc. (It will become useful to you when writing this assessment) See the Google Classroom link above for this.
- Remember, run-on sentences and comma splices are a NO, NO.
DO NOT PANIC; JUST PREPARE YOURSELF TO GIVE YOUR BEST!
Google Meet on Monday @ 11:30am - you must attend. We will go over some basic requirements for the End of the Year Writing which you will write on Wednesday.
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Kia ora 7C1
I trust you are well.
For this week, please complete your overdue reading strategies and skills tasks on EP.
Those students who have already completed this, thank you!
Please work on Reading Plus and aim to score 80%+ in comprehension.
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Kia ora 7C1
Well done on your efforts in doing the English End of the Year Writing and Reading e-asttle despite the challenges posed by distance learning.
This week's focus is developing creating writing skills. You have already been exploring Kiwiana in Global Studies.
Your learning activity is to craft a shape/concrete poem on the context, Kiwiana
Visit Google Classroom for the task.
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